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Young anglers reel in success

by | Feb 29, 2024 | Latest

One fish, two fish, we fish, you fish. That was the case at Murphy’s Tenth Annual Rainbow Trout Roundup.

About 100 young anglers vied for three hours to hook some of the 2,000 rainbow trout stocked in the Murphy City Hall Pond by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife. After the event, a fishing license was required to work the pond.

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